[Equest-users] Interpretation: "plant entered values report"

[Carol Gardner]

Well it doesn't seem too hard to figure out if you look at the 2 clues: *plant
entered values* and *Appendix G*. If we figure that they are reviewing an
eQUEST submission, which seems obvious, we know that the eQUEST Plant
includes chillers, boilers, pumps, etc. Then we can look in Appendix G and
see what the requirements are for those pieces of equipment.

I personally use PV-C the most. It has lots of good information like sizes
of boilers, chillers, pump heads, gpm, etc. Check it out.

Best,

Carol

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Nick Caton <ncaton at smithboucher.com> wrote:

>  Hey Jeff!
>
>
>
> It’s not unusual to find reviewers requesting/demanding items in terms
> vague enough to suggest they’ve either never handled an eQuest model, or
> else don’t care enough about their work to be specific.  I try to accept
> these realities, and prefer to assume they’re compensated appropriately for
> their qualifications and effort.
>
>
>
> Since your reviewer is putting forth minimal effort to describe what he/she
> wants to check/assess, I would just supply a PV-A report as that’s the
> corresponding minimal degree of effort on the modeler’s part.
>
>
>
> If you’ve got time to burn or really want to nail the coffin, I suppose it
> wouldn’t hurt to make a 50-page animated powerpoint on all the plant inputs
> with illustrations and an accompanying soundtrack… but as you can see this
> makes for a disconnect in the rigor of the review when you don’t follow your
> reviewer’s lead.
>
>
>
> Hmm - soundtrack suggestions for a boiler/chiller plant anyone?
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrEN-YKLBM
>
>
>
> PS:  I don’t want to sound negative/pessimistic – I have had the pleasure
> of working with reviewers who are outstanding at their jobs.  Great
> reviewers are both specific and direct in their commentary, making it easy
> to respond,  make corrections as required and even (gasp!) learn something.
> Good reviewers will put forth a level of effort that can both educate and
> inspire us to model to a higher standard – I hope they know their work is
> appreciated!
>
>
>
> PPS: Jeremy’s response came out just as I was finishing this – opening a
> line of communication with the reviewer is a fine idea, if that is indeed an
> option.  If I’m not mistaken, USGBC/GBCI has always done a pretty good job
> of making reviews a nameless/faceless experience however…
>
>
>
> ~Nick
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy Poling
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2011 5:01 PM
> *To:* Demba Ndiaye; Jeff Ross-Bain; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] Interpretation: "plant entered values
> report"
>
>
>
> That’s actually a Trane Trace specific term, so your reviewer may be
> thinking you used a different software than you did.  If you didn’t use
> Trace, I would suggest directly contacting your review team to ask them to
> clarify for the software that you did use.  I’m assuming that is eQuest
> based on your post being in this forum :)
>
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> *Jeremy R. Poling, PE, LEED AP+BDC*
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Demba Ndiaye
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:10 PM
> *To:* Jeff Ross-Bain; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] Interpretation: "plant entered values
> report"
>
>
>
> Jeff,
>
>
>
> I would say one or the others: both the PV-A or the screen shots might be
> able to do the job.
>
>
>
> _______________
>
> Demba NDIAYE
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>
>
> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Jeff Ross-Bain
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:56 PM
> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Equest-users] Interpretation: "plant entered values report"
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I have received the following request for information from an energy model:
>
>
>
> *Please attach a plant entered values report to verify that modeling
> conforms to Appendix G.*
>
>
>
> Any idea what a “plant entered values report” is? I am assuming it is a
> series of screen shots showing inputs or maybe a PV-A report but want to be
> sure. I must be missing the obvious (again).
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
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